Metallic tie.



v M5 b V W y {I I r Attorneys W. F. WALKER.

METALLIC TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 10, 1911.

1,016,309. Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

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Witnesses Inventor W. F. WALKER.

METALLIC TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.10, 1911,

1,016,309. Patented Feb. 6,1912.

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Inventor Attorneys 'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS F. WALKER, OF ALBURTIS, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE.

Application filed March 10,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WVILLIS F. \VALKEK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alburtis, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Metallic Tie, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to composite railway ties of that type utilizing a metallic body and a plastic filling of concrete or the like.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a tie having improved means for anchoring the plastic material to the me tallic portion thereof, said metallic portion being readily produced by rolling.

Another object is to provide novel means for fastening rails to the tie, said fastening means including bolts of peculiar construe tion readily shiftable into or out of engage mentwith the tie and which permit any desired adjustment of the rails toward or from each other to vary the gage of the track.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, itbeing understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can-be made within the scope of what is claimed with out departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1. is a perspective view of one form of tie embodying the present improvements, a rail being shown secured to one end portion thereof. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the tie and showing, in section a rail secured thereon, one of the rail engaging plates being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a transverse sect-ion through the tie and showing, in elevation, the rail fastening means. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the bolts used for fasteninga rail to the tie. Fig. 5 is a plan View of another form of tie having the present improvements embodied therein, a rail being shown fastened there on. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a portion of the tie, a rail being shown in section thereon and secured thereto. Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the tiem show- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

1911. Serial No. 613,587.

ing the rail fastening means in elevation. Fig. 8 is a section on line A-B Fig. 5.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the base of the metallic body of the tie, this base being made up of oppositely extending flanges arranged longitudinally along the lower edge portion of an upstanding web 2 integral with the base and provided, along its upper edge with longitudinally extending flanges 3 constituting the head of the tie body. These flanges 3 are preferably of less width than the flanges 1 and each flange 1. and 3 has its outer longitudinal edge portion curved, as indicated at 4, the curved portions of the flanges 1 being extended upwardly while the curved portions of the flanges 3 are extended downwardly, these curved portions cooperating to constitute anchoring means for holding a concrete filling against displacement. This filling is interposed between the flanges 1 and 3 and fits against the web 2, the said filling being located in the end portions of the tie and partly or entirely filling that portio n of the tie located between the rails when fastened thereon. Openings 6 are formed in the web 2 under those portions of the flanges 3 adapted to support the rails and these openings (5 are preferably arranged in pairs. Each opening is adapted to receive a fastening bolt of novel form, said bolt including a central cylindrical portion 7 the diameter of which is slightly less than the diameter of opening 6. This cylindrical portion is provided with diverging arms 8 projecting from the ends thereof and said arms have threaded terminal portions 9 ex-.

tended along parallel lines. The length of the cylindrical portion 7 is slightly greater than the thickness of the web 2 and the diverging arms 8 are so proportioned that, when the fastening bolt is seated within the opening 6, these arms will extend upward to points adjacent the longitudinal edges of the flanges 3 and the threaded terminal portions 9 project upwardly above these flanges, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The bolt may be swung with the cylindrical portion 7 as a pivot, thus bringing the threaded terminal portions 9 to anydesired angle of inclination.

The flanges 3 are adapted to support rail engagingplates 10 each of which is bowed transversely and extends beyond the curved edge portions of the flanges 3. The edge of hen it is desired to attach a rail to the tie, the bolts are placed at one side of the tie and in substantially horizontal positions, one end of each bolt being inserted through an opening (3 until the cylindrical intermediate portion 7 of the bolt is brought into said opening whereupon the bolt is swung upwardly with said central portion as a pivot and thus bringing the threaded extensions 9 above the flanges 3. A plate 10 is placed on the threaded portions 9, said plate loosely engaging them, and the plate is then shifted along the tie until the rabbeted or grooved portion 11. thereof is brought into engagement with a base flange of a rail. This sliding movement of the plates will result in the swinging movement of the bolts and after the plate has been properly positioned, nuts, such as indicated at 12, are screwed onto the threaded extensions 9 and against the plate, thus holding said plate against movement away from the rail. As has heretofore been stated the openings 6 are arranged in pairs and each opening is adapted to receive one bolt. The pair of bolts thus located diverge upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2 and each one of the bolts engages separate rail engaging plates which are oppositely disposed and are adapted to engage opposite portions of the base flanges of a rail. It will be apparent, therefore, that when the nuts 12 are tightened, the plates 10 will be shifted toward each other so as to tightly bind upon the rail and hold it against lateral displacement. Should it be desired to shift the rail shown in Fig. 2 to the left, the nuts 12 upon the threaded terminals of the left bolt are loosened until the necessary movement of the rail. to the left is permitted, after which the nuts on the right-hand bolt are tightened so as to push the plate 10 which is under them, toward and into engagement with the rail. After the various parts have been tightened, the rail will be securely held in the position to which it has been moved.

It is to be noted that the plates 10 are formed of resilient metal so that a certain amount of elasticity is obtained which insures the constant gripping of the rail and obviates all danger of stripping or breaking the bolts while the nuts are being tightened.

Instead of forming the tie body of a single piece of metal having oppositely extending top and base flanges, the said body may be constructed as shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive wherein two oppositely disposed channeled members are placed together to form the body, each of these members including a web 13, a base flange 14, and a top flange 15, said base and top flanges having their longitudinal edge portions curved toward each other to constitute means for anchoring a plastic filling between the flanges. The curved portions of the flanges have been indicated at 16 and the filling has been illustrated at 1.7. The two sections of the tie body can be secured together in any manner desired and the webs 13 thereof have registering openings 18 corresponding with the openings 6 hereinbefore referred to. In this form of tie the sections are preferably spread apart or bulged laterally at opposite sides of the rail supporting portions of the tie, and as indicated at 19, alining slots or openings 20 being thus produced within the tie body and corresponding protuberances 22 being also produced at the sides of the tie. These bulged portions of the tie body are all coextensive and, as before stated, are arranged at opposite sides of the rail supporting portions of the tie. They present broad bearing surfaces under which the road bed may be tamped, the intermediate portion of the tie being thus less firmly supported and therefore capable of yielding to a slight extent to allow for desired resiliency of the tie. The projecting portions of the tie body also engage the road bed to a suflicientextent to prevent the tie from creeping longitudinally.

As has heretofore been pointed out, the spaces between the top and base flanges of the ties are completely filled with plastic material except at those points where the bolts are located and, if desired, at the center of the tie, the plastic material being dispensed with at this central point so as to increase the elasticity of the tie.

It will be noted that the central cylindrical portion of each bolt is of greater diameter than its diverginga-rms 8, this being desirable because of the increase wear and strain upon this central portion. As each bolt extends through an opening in the web of the tie body and straddles a portion of said web, the said bolts cannot become accidentally displaced unless the rail engaging plate 10 is entirely disengaged therefrom. Moreover the particular form of bolt shown transmits the strain directly to the center of the body of the tie and distortion of any parts of the tie is thus prevented.

hat is claimed is 1. A railway tie including a body having an apertured web, opposed rail fastening devices straddling the body and adjustable angularly relative to each other, and means carried by the terminals of the respective fastening devices for engaging opposite portlons of a ra1l on the tie.

2. The combination with a -metallic tie body having a transverse openingtherein, of an angularly adjustable rail fastening member within the opening and straddling the body an a rail engaging device connected to the end portions of and adjustable with said member.

3. A railway tie including a body having a longitudinal web and longitudinal flanges along the top of the web, an angularly adjustable rail fastening member extending through the web and straddling said flanges, and means upon the terminals of said member for engaging one side portion of a rail.

4:. A railway tie including a body having a web and longitudinally extending flanges along the top of the web, a rail fastening member mounted for rotation within and extending transversely of the web, saidmember including an intermediate bearing portion and diverging arms extending from said portion, and a device adjustably engaging and adjustable with the arms for engaging one side of a rail upon the tie.

5. The combination with a tie body having a transverse opening therein, of a member upon said tie for engaging one side portion of a rail, and a rail fastening member within the tie, said member including an intermediate portion mounted for rotation within the opening in the tie, and diverging means for adjustably engaging the said rail engaging member.

6. The combination with a tie having a transverse opening, and a rail engaging device upon the tie at one side of a rail, of a rail fastening element extending through the opening and adjustable angularly. said elei'nent having terminal. portions engaging the rail engaging device.

7. The combination with a tie having a transverse opening, and a rail engaging device upon the tie at one side of a rail, of a fastening element within the opening and adjustable angularly, the terminals of said element engaging said device and means engaging said element for holding the rail engaging device in operative position.

8. The combination with a tie having transverse openings therein, and spaced devices upon the tie for engaging opposite portions respectively of a rail, of a fastening device detachably mounted within each opening and having spaced terminals detachably engaging one of said rail engaging devices, said fastening devices straddling portions of the tie and bein separately adjustable angularly.

9. The combination with a tie having a transverse opening, and a rail engaging element upon the tie at one side of a rail, of a rail fastening device detachably mounted within the opening and adjustable angularly therein, said device having terminal portions detachahly and adjustably engaging the rail engaging element.

10. A railway tie including an apertured web having longitudinal top flanges, rail engaging elements mounted on the flanges, and a rail fastening device detachably mounted within the aperture and adjustable angularly relative to the tie, said device including a central bearing portion, upwardly divergmg arms, and terminals on the arms detachably and adjnstably engaging said elements, said rail engaging device straddling the flanges.

11. The combination with a railway tie having a transverse opening, and resilient rail engaging elements on the tie, of a rail fastening device detachahly mounted within the opening and adjustable angularly relative to the tie, said device straddling the flanges and detachably and adjustably engaging said elements.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VILLIS F. WALKER. Witnesses:

FRANK B. OCJISENREIJER, HERBERT D. Lawson.

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Washington, D. G. 

